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Well, I tried really hard to keep my cool with the idea of FLCL getting a sequel but I completely lost it when Haruko’s face popped up on the screen at the end of this first teaser trailer.

And here’s the Japanese version of the ad that went up with the official website of the project this evening:

Personally, the only bigger moment in my otaku life that the return of this series was when the Evangelion reboot film series was announced back in 2006. 12 new episodes of FLCL was something I never thought would happen and honestly no matter how this new project ultimately turns out it still doesn’t diminish the fact that the original series is a masterpiece of animation & music. My only expectation for this project is that the animators and staff are really allowed to go crazy with their budget and make something that can at least tap into even 15% of the energy of the original. If they can pull that off, we’ll have something fun to watch.

This trailer made me wish all 12 episodes were out right now but until they finally appear in our unworthy universe, I’ll just enjoy a new pillows song and a few seconds of seeing Haruko again.

In news that totally took me by total surprise, Studio Bones has revealed a new project to revitalize the original Eureka Seven television series as a trilogy of films. The first film, due out later in 2017, is set 10 years before the television series and will depict the ‘First Summer of Love’ that was critical to the original story but never before seen by viewers. The second and third films, due out in 2018 and 2019, will continue the story and depict a new ending for the series.

After my disappointment with the first Eureka Seven film in 2009 and then the later sequel TV series AO in 2012, I have to say any new projects in this franchise leave me with more than a little trepidation; however, the core staff from the original TV series is back (Dai Sato, Kenichi Yoshida, and Tomoki Kyoda) with this new movie trilogy so it seems that Bones is intent on bringing back the magic that made the original story so great.

The new teaser ad, equipped with a new song by Hardfloor, certainly did all it needed to do to get me pumped up about a return trip to Eureka and Renton’s story.

In today’s episode, the Champions delve into the beautifully animated world of ‘Mob Psycho 100’. Animated by Studio Bones and based off of the popular webcomic series by ONE (the author of One Punch Man); ‘Mob Psycho 100’ seems to have everything going for it to be the smash-hit of the summer. Do the gorgeously rendered ESP battles leave the Champions speechless? Or does it just leave them with a headache? Listen to our review of the first five episodes of ‘Mob Psycho 100’ and find out!

This week the Champions take apart the first five episodes of ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’. Animated by Bones and adapted from the popular manga series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa; does this supernatural super sleuth show have what it takes to impress the Champions? or does it end up as just another pretty Bones show? Listen and find out!

NOTE: The first 16 minutes of this episode is spent discussing the film The Revenant as Julalien is a super slowpoke and had only just seen the film shortly before we recorded. Skip to just past the 16 minute mark if you want to get right into our discussion of Bungo Stray Dogs. Also, our conversation on The Revenant is full of spoilers, so be careful if you haven’t seen the film and care about that sort of thing.

Before passing away director Umanosuke Iida (who also directed Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team and the original Hellsing television series) was working on a new science fiction project titled Towa no Quon.

After Iida passed away last November, animation studio Bones announced that it would complete the production as a series of six films which are to be helmed by Takeshi Mori in Iida’s place. Toshihiro Kawamoto (character designer of Cowboy Bebop, Wolf’s Rain) will be designing the characters as well overseeing the animation production.

Bones is well-known for their stunning animation work, especially in their theatrical releases. The first Towa no Quon film will open in five Japanese cities on June 18th. It seems that alot of care is being put into this work so I am very excited to see what the project will end up looking like.

Earlier today, animation studio Bones released their first teaser trailer for the upcoming Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood film entitled Full Metal Alchemist: Milos o Sei-Naru Hoshi. The film is set to open in Japan in 2011 and on November 22nd — the same day that the 27th and final manga volume goes on sale.

It is interesting to see that although the film is apparently still part of the recent Brotherhood television adaptation that ended this past summer, the staff of the film apart from the voice actors, is entirely different than the staff on the recent television series. The art style in the teaser is similar to that in Brotherhood but the overall design looks quite different from Brotherhood and perhaps bears more resemblance to the earlier 2003 television series. Either way, this looks like a terrific adaptation of author Hiromu Arakawa’s original manga designs.

Personally, I was hoping to see a sequel film which takes place after the manga and Brotherhood’s ending but I guess a new story featuring the characters in their classic designs is a more exciting prospect.

It seems that Kylee, a singer who did theme songs for Studio Bones’ Xam’d: Lost Memories and Heroman is doing the theme song for the second episode of Sunrise’s Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn OVA series. Episode one was fantastic and I’m really looking forward to part 2. It can be picked up off of the Playstation Store on October 30th or you can order the Blu-ray release off of Amazon on November 12th.